Today hip-hop lost one of its most loved icons, Phife Dawg. There will without doubt be many tributes over the coming days, but here’s a round up of some of the best we’ve heard and read so far.
Kendrick Lamar, getting a stadium full of fans to chant Phife’s name. Watch here.
Remembering Phife Dawg, by our Editor Ben Pedroche, posted on HHGA.
Snippets of an interview with Q-Tip, released by J. Period:
This new joint from Mac Miller – 5 Foot Assassin: Larry Fisherman Tribute:
Mixes from Hellee Hooper, DJ Yoda and Unkut:
The good people over at Red Line Music Distribution are re-releasing 2004’s dope My Own Worst Enemy album from Edo G. and Pete Rock, with bonus joints like this one, Shed a Tear.
The Juice Crew and Ultramagnetic collide on this new joint from two legends of the game, Craig G and Kool Keith. Taken from a new project named I Rap & Go Home coming soon.
Damn you, Macklemore. Popular wisdom is that we are meant to dislike his music, but its hard to deny the dopeness of this new track, with a guest verse from KRS-ONE, and cuts from DJ Premier. Props to Buckshot and the whole Boot Camp Click. Listen 
Today Nas announced there’s a new J Dilla vocals album named The Diary coming soon on Mass Appeal Records. The Introduction is our first taste, produced by House Shoes. Listen below.
The latest collection of unearthed gems from Chopped Herring is from none other than Stetsasonic, recorded circa 1991-1994. Listen to snippets below, and cop it